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Car of the Week: 1958 Buick Caballero For more than a decade I served on the Eyes on Design car show vehicle selection committee alongside Joe Tonietto, among others. During one of our monthly meetings, Joe pulled me aside to share pictures of his current restoration project, a rough 1958 Buick Century Caballero station wagon that he'd rescued. The previous owner wanted to get it into hands that would restore the car rather than scrap it. Joe said his plan was to restore the Buick to best-in-class level, then campaign it in every major Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) event. To say he reached his goal for the classic '58 Buick wagon is an understatement. He earned AACA First Junior and First Senior awards in 2019 and the following year, he was awarded the club's top honor with the prestigious AACA Zenith Award, which the club presents to the finest restored vehicle shown at an AACA Nationals event the previous year. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! A tale of three unique Buicks Researching photos found of three GM 'Shop Order' 1955 Buicks In the course of a 2004 estate dispersal, a long-hidden stash of General Motors-sourced photos showing GM Styling Shop Order (SO) cars from the 1950s came to light. The GM Photographic 8x10-inch prints of specially modified cars were among the many vintage treasures, automotive and otherwise, stored away at a historic farmstead near Romeo, Mich. The rural property had been the residence of the late Waino ("Wayne") Husko. Before retirement, Husko had been a supervisor in the Mechanical Engineering Development Group at the GM Tech Center. Husko's automotive collectibles comprised several cars, including a Packard Twelve town car originally owned by Dodge Brothers co-founder Horace Dodge's son. Also found stored in a building on Husko's property was the only 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Z06 convertible built. Husko was the one-off's original owner—it was built to his specification by the St. Louis Corvette Plant! (The amazing story of how the Z06 was found in—and sold out of—the Husko estate is recounted in the 2010 book, "The Corvette in the Barn.") See More Parts & Projects: Arkansas' Underwood Collection The Underwood Collection is an old cars parts & projects gem situated in Arkansas. Jeff and Karen Underwood have a love for saving old cars. A few years ago, Jeff heard that a salvage yard filled with old cars in a city about 25 miles away was closing and going to send a bunch of vehicles to the crusher. City officials had received many complaints about the yard, and its owner was finally giving up the battle against the community. Housing sub-divisions were getting closer, and the value of the land had skyrocketed. Jeff leapt into action and contacted the owner of the yard and made a deal to save some of the old vehicles, including an impressive number of "Tri-Five" Chevys and several 1960s Pontiacs. Using his trailers, Jeff began hauling the at-risk old vehicles to his property. See More Now You Can Look 'Em Up Online! How much is your vintage ride worth? You can now join the Old Cars Price Guide Membership and find out online. Pricing right at your fingertips. Join Now! Subscribe Now to the Highest Frequency Publication for Die-Hard Car Lovers!  Your subscription to  Old Cars includes: All the recent news from around the old car hobby Coverage of all the important collector car auctions and shows Classifieds including expert advice SUBSCRIBE NOW Active Interest Media 2143 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312 United States View online  You received this email because you are subscribed to newsletters from Old Cars Weekly. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.